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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
6 fresh arrests for Temple Mount rioting — police
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Waqf guard and five other people have been arrested on the Temple Mount for causing disturbances on the holy site, police say, bringing the total of people detained at the site Tuesday to 17.
Police say the six are suspected of taking part in violent riots on the compound.
The Waqf is the Muslim religious trust that administers the site.
Police earlier closed off the site following the third straight day of clashes, which have come as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan entered its final phase, often marked by increased visits to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the site.
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